Santalum yasi

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Santalaceae

Common Name: Yasi

General Information

Yasi is a hemiparasitic, evergreen shrub or small tree with a spreading crown; it can grow about 8 - 10 metres tall with some specimens to 15 metres. The short, crooked bole can be up to 40 - 50cm in diameter[

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Acacia spirorbis makes a good long-term host plant under both natural conditions and in plantations. For ultramafic soils, other good nitrogen-fixing host species are Casuarina collina and Gymnostoma deplancheana[

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Acacia species, Calliandra calothyrsus, and Casuarina spp. May be used as hosts for the young plants in pots, but Calliandra needs frequent cutting back to prevent it from overtopping the sandalwood[